Categories Announcements

Autodesk Inventor 2022 Released

The new Autodesk Inventor is available and has several key updates, enhancements, and as usual a bunch under the hood for usability and fixes and attributed to customer feedback in the pre-release customer betas, Inventor Idea board, and user sessions. One of my own highlights, because I’m passionate…

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Categories AEC

Revit 2022 Sneak Peek –Today

Jeremy Tammik provided a heads up on his Building Coder blog to a session with Revit Product Managers Harlan Brumm and Sasha Crotty today at 12:30 Pacific Time and another full what’s new session on April 13th. Link: Sneak Peek, Automatic Column, Arc Angle, Career

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Categories 3D Printing

Happy 10th Birthday Tinkercad!

Tinkercad turned 10 years old today. This free cloud-based 3D creative design tool is used by students to retired makers and 3D print hobbyist, and loved by millions from 5-100+ years old. Reflecting on 10 Years of Tinkering as Tinkercad Turns Double Digits Check out what people have…

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Categories AEC

Learn About Revit Automation and Generative Design

There is a free Autodesk eBook now available on learning about how automation and generative design can empower you to meet new challenges and shape the built environment of the future. The Future is a Design Challenge eBook”Solving tomorrow’s challenges with automation and generative design “autode.sk/2W3H6f0 

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Categories AEC

Generative Design in Revit – Have You Tried?

Learn how to use Generative Design to develop a restaurant layout. What is Generative Design ? Generative Design in Revit allows you to leverage Dynamo graphs to explore outcome-based solutions for your designs. You define criteria and constraints for the design problem. Then Generative Design uses this information…

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Categories AEC

From Design Automation to Generative Design in AEC

Excellent article on Generative Design in AEC with an associated companion class from Autodesk University 2019 by Dieter Vermeulen Technical Specialist AEC Autodesk. “In the AEC industry, we’re challenged to consider many design options, to find the fittest solution in the shortest time, and to be leaders in…

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Categories AEC

People Mobility and Design Simulations

LIVE WEBINAR: Tuesday September 22 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET Return to Workplace:People Mobility and Design Simulations Get people moving with confidence. Health recommendations are changing the way people commute to work and move from their cars to their desks as they return to the workplace. Mobility…

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Categories AEC

Design & Construction for Mass Timber Event

Panel Discussion & Conversation on Thursday, August 13th, at 3:00 p.m. EST Recent trends in timber construction allow the world to imagine buildings as carbon sinks. Driven by this potential and other construction benefits, the AEC industry is evolving what it means to build with wood. Outsights will…

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